Outing

November 9, 2024, 11 AM to approximately 1 PM Distance: 2.5-3 miles Not qualifying We will visit two New York City parks in upper Manhattan: Inwood Hill Park and then Fort Tryon Park. Highlights of the walk include the Shorakkopoch monument (the rock where Peter Minuit allegedly bought Manhattan in 1626 for trinkets and beads worth […]

Distance: about 3-3.5 miles Time: about 2 hours Not qualifying We’ll take a short ferry ride to a 172 acre island located a few hundred yards off lower Manhattan to walk Governors Island. The walk will take us through natural areas, along former Coast Guard housing, and up a very small (70’) hill to great […]

Saturday 12/14 Central Park Late Fall 10:00 am to 12:30/1:00 pm. 1/2/3 line also C nearby. We meet at 72nd and Broadway then head over to the Lake, Sheep Meadow, down to the Pond, back to the Mall, Bow Bridge, the Ramble, Belvedere Castle & the Great Lawn, and back to the Upper West Side. […]

Sunday 2/9 Roosevelt Island 10:00 am to 1:00/1:30 pm. N/R/4/5/6 nearby. About 4 miles. We meet at the entrance to the Roosevelt Island Tram then ride to the island ($2.90 Metrocard fare each way). Walk to the Smallpox Hospital and FDR Four Freedoms State Park at the bottom of the island, then up to the […]

Saturday 2/22 “Snow Free” Roosevelt Island Walk 10:00 am to 1:00/1:30 pm. N/R/4/5/6 nearby. About 4 miles. We meet at the entrance to the Roosevelt Island Tram then ride to the island ($2.90 Metrocard fare each way). Hoping to do this walk again, this time without the snow. Walk to the Smallpox Hospital and FDR […]

Saturday 3/15 Central Park Signs of Spring 10:00 am to 12:30/1:00 pm. 1/2/3 line also C nearby. We meet at 72nd and Broadway (at Grays Papaya) then head over to the Lake, Sheep Meadow, down to the Pond, back to the Mall, Bow Bridge, the Ramble, Belvedere Castle & the Great Lawn, and back to […]

(New Date) Hudson Yards, High Line, Little Island, and Hudson River Park to the World Trade Center  10:00 am to 1:00 pm. 7 line (1 stop from Times Square where almost every train stops). We meet at 34th Street/ Hudson Yardssubway stop. Walk through Hudson Yards passing the Vessel and the Shed, and on to […]

UPDATE: As of Monday, waiting on the weather forecast for the weekend. We’ll walk whichever day is sunnier. Sunday is the plan.   1/2/3 line also C nearby, we meet at Gray’s Papaya on 72nd and Broadway. Head along 72nd Street and over to Central Park to see the Lake, the King Jagiello Monument, Cleopatra’s […]

This walk is postponed thanks to -10° wind chill forecast for the date. Keep an eye out for a possible reschedule later this month. 1/2/3 line, we meet in front of Starbucks on chambers and West Broadway. Head down Chambers Street to Battery Park City, then south through the park, stopping to walk through the […]